02296nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260004500042653002300087653002200110653002200132653002300154653002700177653003100204653001600235653002200251653002300273653002100296653001400317653002000331653002100351653002000372653002700392100001600419700002100435700001600456700001900472245014400491856014800635300001200783520112600795020002501921                                       d  bAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc10aAdaptive interface10aAudio description10acultural heritage10aCultural heritages10aEffective interactions10aHuman computer interaction10aMaintenance10aPoint of interest10aPresentation modes10aProof of concept10aSubtitles10aVirtual reality10aVirtual Theaters10aVirtual reality10aVirtual reconstruction1 aM. Montagud1 aJ. Segura-Garcia1 aJ.A. De Rus1 aR.F. Jordaoón00aTowards an Immersive and Accessible Virtual Reconstruction of Theaters from the Early Modern: Bringing Back Cultural Heritage from the Past  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85090326676&doi=10.1145%2f3391614.3399390&partnerID=40&md5=c810dd44e81785699de156e9e61360b6  a143-1473 aThis paper reports on the work being done towards achieving an immersive and accessible reconstruction of Historical and Cultural Heritage, focusing on Theaters of the Early Modern as use case. In particular, the paper presents and discusses potential possibilities to enable: 1) the acoustical reconstruction of the virtual (lost) environments - beyond the graphical reconstruction for the buildings, elements and performances; 2) effective interaction features and navigation within the virtual environment (e.g. by means of adaptive interfaces, guiding methods, insertion of Point of Interest); and 3) accessible experiences, by means of an innovative and personalized presentation modes for access services, like subtitles and audio description. For most of these aspects and features, proof of concept implementation are provided, and opportunities for future work are outlined. With an effective combination of all these contributions, the goal is to bring back valuable (both tangible and intangible) Cultural Heritage from the past, providing high benefits in relevant sectors like Culture, Tourism and Education.  a9781450379762 (ISBN)